ASLM LabCoP Newsletter, Volume 9 Issue 1
The latest edition of LabCoP Connect is hot off the press! This issue highlights how African countries are leveraging GIS-based laboratory mapping to strengthen diagnostic networks
Sputum Pooling: Maximising Impact with an Old Tool
Sputum Pooling: Maximising Impact with an Old Tool Tuberculosis (TB) has affected humanity for millennia. Observed on 24 March, World TB Day highlights both progress and remaining
Capacity Building for Healthcare Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa to perform point-of-care diagnostic tests for identification individuals with Advanced HIV Disease
Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) remains a major contributor to HIV-related morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. According to WHO guidelines, individuals living with HIV with a
LabCoP ECHO Session Summary October – December 2025
In Q4 2025, the Laboratory Systems Strengthening Community of Practice (LabCoP) project, supported by the Gates Foundation and partner organizations, hosted four webinars. The sess
Mapping Diagnostics for Impact: How African Countries Are Using GIS to Strengthen Laboratory Systems
Countries across Africa continue to advance laboratory system strengthening through evidence driven approaches, with recent achievements in Mozambique, Cameroon, and Zambia highlig
What’s New and Looking Ahead
ASLM Launches Framework to Safeguard Essential Diagnostic Services Amid Reduced Funding ASLM has introduced the Minimum Package of Laboratory Care Framework, a structured and evide
Closing the evidence to implementation gap for new TB tests
Access to rapid TB diagnosis remains a challenge. Globally, just over a third of TB testing sites have access to a WHO-recommended rapid diagnostic (WRD) test. Where testing is ava
LabCop ECHO SEssion Summary July–Sept 2025
During the 3rd quarter of 2025, the Laboratory Systems Strengthening Community of Practice (LabCoP), with support from the Gates Foundation and partner organizations, convened seve
Stakeholders meeting on LabMap capacity gap analysis on laboratory-based disease surveillance and review of the data collection tool
From 8-12th September 2025, Africa CDC and ASLM partnered with seven Member States to conduct a laboratory capacity gap analysis using LabMap data in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The ana
Publication of the newly developed framework for GIS-mapping of laboratory systems and network capacities in Africa
In October 2025, Africa CDC submitted the newly developed framework for GIS mapping of laboratory systems and network capacities across Africa for publication. Developed in collabo